Spring 2011

Required Text:

Cervone, Daniel, & Pervin, Lawrence A. (2008). Personality: Theory and Research (10th. ed.). Somerset, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Course Objectives

This course will familiarize the student with eight different theories of personality representing four different apporaches or paradigms. Assessment techniques, methods of behavioral change (psychotherapy) and representative research issues associated with each theory will also be studied. The student should be able to compare and contrast these various theories, related techniques, and issues in an informed manner by the conclusion of the course.

Office Hours

Thursdays 10:00 to 11:30 AM. Appointments with the instructor may be made at other times as well.

Course Grades

The following scale will be used to assign final course grades:

90-100 A
95-89 B+
80-84 B
75-79 C+
70-74 C
60-69 D
----59 F

Exams

Exams will cover the textbook readings and class lectures and discussions. They will consist of both short discussion questions and short answer questions (multiple choice).

Make-up exams will be given only for excused absences and will be administered on Monday, May 2 at 8:00 AM.

Quizzes

Five very short unannounced quizzes over the assigned readings will make up 10 percent of the course grade.

Papers

You are to complete the following two papers for 10 percent each of the course grade. All papers are due at class time. No exceptions.

You may complete the Extra Credit Project for extra credit (not to exceed one-half letter grade). All extra credit projects are due on the date given in the Class Schedule. No exceptions.

Inclement Weather Policy

The instructor has a very good record of meeting his classes despite adverse weather conditions. Please plan to attend if the University is open. Check the UTK Weather Page for official announcements and University policy concerning class cancellations.

Accommodations and Adaptations

If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a documented disability or if you have emergency information to share, please contact the Office of Disability Services at 2227 Dunford Hall or 974-6087. This will ensure that you are properly registered for services.

Odlaw

This is Odlaw (Waldo spelled backwards). He will change locations throughout the semester, and if you find him (he will usually be smaller than this) and click the mouse pointer on him he will reveal a question to be used on an upcoming quiz.

Class Announcements

Class Schedule and Readings

DATE	TOPIC	READING
Jan. 13 Th	Introduction, Overview and Maddi's Outline	C & P: Chapt. 1
Jan. 18 Tu	Sigmund Freud	C & P: Chapt. 3
Jan. 20 Th	Video: "Young Dr. Freud" Part 1 (Class meets in Hodges Library, Rm. 213)	C & P: Chapt. 4
Jan. 25 Tu	Little Hans SPAM Paper 1 Due (10 percent)
Jan. 27 Th	Projective Testing ( TAT and Ink Blots ) Psychoanalysis
Feb. 1 Tu	Carl Jung Analytical Psychology	Jung Readings: "Psychological types" "The Association Method: Lecture I".
Feb. 3 Th	Word Association Test
Feb. 8 Tu	Carl Rogers Person Centered Theory	C & P: Chapt. 5
Feb. 10 Th	"Dr. Carl Rogers, Pt. 1" [BF121.D66] (Class meets in Hodges Library, Rm. 213) Q-Sort Technique Truax Study	C & P: Chapt. 6
Feb. 15 Tu	George Kelly Theory of Personal Constructs	C & P: Chapt. 11
Feb. 17 Th	Rep Test Fixed-role Therapy
Feb. 22 Tu	Review
Feb. 24 Th	Midterm Exam (35 percent)
Mar. 1 Tu	Gordon Allport Trait Theory	C & P: Chapt. 7
Mar. 3 Th	Problems with Personality Dispositional Assumptions
Mar. 8 Tu	"Dr. Gordon Allport, Pt. 2" [BF121.D56] (Class meets in Hodges Library, Rm. 213)
Mar. 10 Th	Kitty Genovese Altruism Studies
Mar. 15 Tu	Spring Break (No Class)
Mar. 17 Th	Spring Break (No Class)
Mar. 22 Tu	Factor Analytic Method Hans Eysenck
Mar. 24 Th	Raymond Cattell The "Big Five"	C & P: Chapt. 8
Mar. 29 Tu	B. F. Skinner Functional Analysis of Behavior	C & P: Chapt. 10
Mar. 31 Th	Superstition Punishment	Skinner Reading: "'Superstition' in the pigeon"
Apr. 5 Tu	"B. F. Skinner, Ph.D." [BF2.B44] (Class meets in Hodges Library, Rm. 213)
Apr. 7 Th	Behavioral Assessment and Modification
Apr. 12 Tu	Albert Bandura & Walter Mischel Cognitive-Social Learning Theory	C & P: Chapt. 12
Apr. 14 Th	Delay of Reinforcement	Bandura Reading: "Transmission of aggression"
Apr. 19 Tu	Paper 2 Due (10 percent)
Apr. 21 Th	Cognitive Behavior Modification	C & P: Chapt. 13
Apr. 26 Tu	Comparison of Theories of Personality Extra Credit Due
Apr. 28 Th	Review
May 2 M 12:30 PM	Male-up Exams
May 10 Tu 8:00-10:00 AM	Final Exam (35 percent)

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Last revision: 12 January 2011